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in reply to: cutting carbon #54536

Hey, brings you that much closer to your target! Front weight that arrow too much and it might come back atcha.

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in reply to: noisy recurve #53618

vintage archer wrote: Some times the problem is the wax on the string ….When the string is pulled away from the limbs when drawing there is a noise from the waxed string lifting off of the string grooves on the limb.

Hard to say with out hearing the sound .Trying every suggestion should help locate the cause. Have fun wishing I was there I just love this sort of stuff LOL:D:D

Placing some masking tape on the limb over the string grooves on both limbs temporarily might tell if they are problem

So, wax on, wax off. Hai. When you say string grooves, should I include the grooves at the very tips where the loops go? That’ll be exciting with a 60# recurve! Maybe I’ll wait until my 24 year old son comes home from AK to help with that.

Tell you what, if it’s any cooler where you are, I might just bring it! I hate summer in GA, and it ain’t really even hot yet. Thanks, I will try this…JB

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in reply to: noisy recurve #53350

sounds to me like it is coming from the limb tip area. I will try waxing the loops like R2 suggested (muchas gracias, amigo).

bow is a one piece, so that eliminates limb/riser interface issues. I have a well broken in glove, but I will have someone listen to that while I draw, too.

Thanks, guys…JB

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in reply to: cutting carbon #52963

wahoo wrote: Mike you do the same as me I think???? I am shooting arrows and I leave them long – in the beginning they show weak so I load the front end and the shoot fine . I had some time on my hand so I thought why not bare shaft tune and try and shorten the shaft and tune to my bow and that is why I asked about cutting the shaft .I use a file but thought if I could use a dremmel why not ?? Steve what do you do just put a cutting disc on and cut or what ??

wahoo, wouldn’t front loading a weak spined arrow make it weaker? The way I understand it, shortening it makes it stiffer so it can handle more weight. Or maybe I misunderstood your intent. JB

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in reply to: Keeping the "hunt" in hunting #46867

Preachin’ to the choir, Mike. Why not substitute a small thermonuclear device for the Claymore and have the drone pick up the cooked beast and deliver it to your dinner table?

It’s a real catch 22; we need more hunters, for political clout, but it seems the newbies are mostly interested in 6.5 mm Maxi Uber Mag rifles or 370 fps. compound bows and crossbows. I saw a video of a Hoyt pro shooter popping balloons at 160 yards, and stating that he is confident out to 80 yards on game, under the “right” conditions. Holy crap! An archery sniper!

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in reply to: Keeping the "hunt" in hunting #45168

Now, David, that’s what I’m talking about! Good for you. Don’t get stomped into a cranberry bog, but enjoy your beautiful state and that incredible game animal. Moose is on my bucket list, too, just have to move so I’ll have a wall big enough to hang a head on. Well, maybe I’ll be like you and just hang a picture!

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in reply to: Keeping the "hunt" in hunting #44549

Pot, I agree that ethics vary by culture, and that there are even regional issues within the US of A that may require slightly different approaches to taking game. In my state, Georgia, for instance, we are up to our eyeballs in deer, and suffer much damage from wild pigs also. I realize that as a management tool, we need more hunters going after these beasts, and that not all of them are going to want to put in the work to become trad bow hunters. Plus, to harvest at levels we need to maintain ideal game populations, we need guns, crossbows, 80% let off compounds, etc. It is, however, disturbing to me that organizations like P&Y are dumbing down their trophy requirements. That will probably never affect me, as I lack the resources to be a serious trophy hunter, and for that matter the desire. I guess that it should be that I must take pride in my own mind, and influence as many others toward this way of thinking, that I will continue to “do it the hard way”. Honestly, if I needed meat to fed my family, I would break out a rifle, as boiled ethics are not very nourishing. But, under present circumstances, I can afford to do it my way. It is not, as they say, a “hill to die on” for me, like some more meaty subjects, but yet a peculiarity that, at least to me, lets me apart and gives me much more satisfaction. Just my 2 cents.

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in reply to: which string? #42611

I picked up a 56″ Flemish twist today, which braced me at 7.75″. I have taken a few shots prior to formally tuning, and wow! That thing hits with authority! Very smooth draw. It’s the heaviest draw weight bow I have ever owned (by 4#),but I was able to get off a dozen pretty well done shots before starting to feel it in my shoulder. Since that shoulder turns 60 in July, I think I’ll back off and take it slowly.

I was sorry to see that Alaska Bowhunting is discontinuing their Superglove. It’s my favorite, and I managed to pick a spare size M. Now I’m rambling; good evening, all…JB

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in reply to: P&Y changes mind #41633

Obviously, most on this forum are trad bow hunters, fair chase oriented and pretty much anti-tech, at least where our bow hunting is concerned. Guys, this same high tech progression has occurred in many outdoor, shooting oriented sports. Practical pistol shooting has gone from service revolvers to multi thousand $$$ race guns, carbines, and shotguns with zillion round magazines. Backpacking from a leisurely stroll through the wonder of nature to an ultra light weight sprint form point A to point B, with someone bringing you your provisions every night. We like to stop and smell the roses; we are process oriented rather than results oriented. We have always existed, and always will, just as the “dark side” has and will. Buffalo hunters, anyone? Market duck, pigeon, and upland game hunters? It is, however, a shame that state game departments have had to appease the high tech masses in order to justify their jobs. There just are not enough of US around anymore!

All we can do is to go forth and populate the earth with children, neighbors, friends,etc of our own kind. It really is, unfortunately, a numbers game, and our numbers are dwindling. Take a kid, neighbor, brother-in-law,whatever hunting with a stickbow, submerge them in the mystique of the hunt, the wonder of the stars shining through the campfire smoke as your buddies are gathered to recount the victories and defeats of the day, and the hopes for tomorrow. Teach them the distinct, manly satisfaction of learning to lean on their own skills and knowledge to make do in the woods. Anyone can anchor a deer at 150 yards with an AR platform, scoped 6.5mm supergun. It is really something to get within stickbow range, make the shot, and track the kill. In requiring more intimacy with nature, it naturally leads to a greater respect for same. And, it leads to independent thinking, fearless, can-do men that we desperately need to lead us out of this socialist vortex we are caught up in as a country.

WE NEED TO BE OUR OWN AMBASSADORS!

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in reply to: Keeping the "hunt" in hunting #41546

If one accepts relativism in his vision of morals, then ethics by definition cease to exist. Me-centric self absorption and a self satisfying-at-all-costs approach to life, hunting, whatever, is what got us in the pickle we are in today. We need sportsmen, not just hunters, to populate the woods and fields and spawn and nurture the next generation of outdoorsmen and women. A bunch of loose filaments blowing in the wind, already separated, are easily broken. A group of such strands, twisted together by the force of what is right and honorable is, like a well made Flemish bowstring, difficult indeed to break. Not to mention, adequate to the task at hand. This is why I count my success afield by the degree of challenge, the fair chase, the mastery of my weapons and hunting skills and not by body count. It is also why I enjoy lasting, real, Band of Brothers style friendships with my hunting buddies; we are all grounded on the same foundation, in it for the good of all, and willing to make sacrifice toward that end. Just sayin’…..JB

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in reply to: which string? #41499

I am going to a local archery shop tomorrow and try a few strings. Also, ordered a couple of Flemish twist strings from bearbowman. thanks for the referral, eidsvolling. I will just try a few and see what works. Thanks for all the help…JB

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in reply to: which string? #41108

Smithhammer, you think a 56″ string would do it? The one I got measures 58 1/2″. I generally prefer endless loop strings, perhaps because that is what I’m used to. Can certainly get a Flemish twist if that would be best. Thanks for your reply..JB

PS: is there any provision for different size (diameter) Flemish strings, or does one size fit all draw weights?

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in reply to: which string? #40960

I got the Howatt bow today (:D) , again AMO 62″, 60# at 28″.

I also ordered and received an endless loop B50 string supposedly for a 62″ recurve, but it leaves me at a brace height of about 6 1/2 inches, which does not seem like enough.

Any suggestions? JB

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in reply to: bow scale? #37656

That is what I understand as unanimous. Thanks for the help, guys…JB

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in reply to: When and why do you replace your glove? #46445

I recently received a Super Glove by Alaska Bow hunting Supply.
It has a nice soft leather (deer hide. I think) body with finger tips reinforced with cordovan leather (a type of horse hide.) For me, it has a good balance of feel, protection, and smooth release. I got it from 3 rivers archery. Heads up: I first ordered a small, which usually fits me, but had to return it for a med.

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